White House Expects Short Senate Impeachment Trial, No Witnesses

L-R: President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, during the signing of phase one of a trade deal with China in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Jan. 15, 2020. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times

The White House is expecting a short Senate trial hearing the articles of impeachment against Republican President Donald Trump, senior administration officials said.

The administration is also expecting no witnesses to testify during the trial in the GOP-held Senate, the officials said in a phone call with reporters.